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Arrival
Day 1
Welcome to the Pearl of Africa
Welcome to the Pearl of Africa
On arrival at the airport, a representative of Tafari Safaris Uganda will be eagerly waiting to receive you and transfer you to your hotel in Entebbe for an overnight stay. You will have dinner depending on the time of arrival. You will spend a night at The Boma Lodge before heading out to the beautiful west of the Pearl of Africa.
- Main Destination:
- Kampala (City)
- Accommodation:
- The Boma Entebbe
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Transfer to Kibale National Park
Transfer to Kibale National Park
On this day, your driver/guide will pick you up from your hotel after breakfast to start the journey to Kibale Forest National Park. The drive is through Uganda’s countryside passing lots of agricultural lands, homesteads, and roadside fruit and vegetable markets. Apart from these fascinating sights the only stopovers will be for the washrooms and stretching whenever you need to.
You will have lunch in the beautiful Fort Portal town with spectacular landscapes of the Ruwenzori Mountains in the background and ever-green lawns. From here, you will proceed to your lodge ready for chimpanzee trekking the next day.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Turaco Treetops Lodge
Wildlife in Kibale NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibaale National Park
Chimpanzee Trekking in Kibaale National Park
This is the chimpanzee tracking day in the primate capital of the world—Kibale National Park. After your breakfast, your driver/guide will transfer you to the briefing point before the chimp trek. The experienced ranger guide will take you through a briefing on what to expect and how to conduct yourself in the forest.
After the briefing, you will start the hike through the tropical forest for an unforgettable and rewarding experience in search of man’s closest relatives the chimpanzees. You are allowed one hour in their presence after locating them.
After lunch, you will take a swamp walk in the Bigodi community. You'll proceed from this help in community development. In addition to the swamp, you will visit different homes for coffee experience, banana brewing experience, basketry, and traditional medicine.
- Main Destination:
- Kibale National Park (Chimps)
- Accommodation:
- Turaco Treetops Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park
The safari continues to Queen Elizabeth National Park passing through the Crater Lakes Region (depending on road conditions) and enjoying views of the Rwenzori Mountain Ranges. You have an option of having a late breakfast and then preparing to leave after this.
You will have an option of a free afternoon at your lodge where you can choose to relax and rest. Alternatively, you can choose to take a game drive through the park before proceeding to your lodge or you can take an afternoon village walk around your lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
-
Twin Lakes Safari Lodge
Wildlife in Queen Elizabeth NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Game Drive and Boat Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Game Drive and Boat Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park
Africa is home to a vast, unrivaled number of species living in the wild. Queen Elizabeth National Park has the highest biodiversity of any protected area in Africa. The best time for game viewing is morning when the predators are looking out for prey and before they go back into hiding. You will be using a car that allows the roof to top up so the opportunities of watching the game are maximized. You will enjoy sightings of exotic and rare species including elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, and Uganda kobs.
In the afternoon, you will enjoy a launch cruise on Kazinga Channel—towards Lake Edward where you will watch different wild animals that come to its waters and those that live therein and numerous species of birds.
- Main Destination:
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Accommodation:
- Ishasha Jungle Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Transfer to Ishasha Sector for Tree-Climbing Lions
Transfer to Ishasha Sector for Tree-Climbing Lions
Ishasha is the southern sector of Queen Elizabeth National Park, famous for its tree-climbing lions. After their meals, these predators like to climb fig trees to rest and experience the winds but also easily watch their prey because of the high savannah grass. Today morning after a late breakfast, you will leave for Ishasha to see lions, different bird species, and other mammals.
- Main Destination:
- Ishasha Sector (Queen Elizabeth NP)
- Accommodation:
- Ishasha Jungle Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
After a late breakfast, you will leave for Bwindi Impenetrable National Park—the home of half the world’s remaining mountain gorillas and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
If you missed seeing the lions the previous day, you can choose to do another game drive through the park to try another opportunity of sighting the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Haven Lodge Buhoma Community
Wildlife in Bwindi NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla Trekking in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
The ultimate safari experience in the ‘jungles of Africa’, spending the day with the gigantic gentle mountain gorillas. The adventure of hiking through Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in search of gorillas is a unique experience. You will start with a briefing from the ranger guides after which you are divided into groups to track different gorilla families.
You will then hike the forest in search of the gorillas with leading from the ranger guide. Once you locate the gorillas with your ranger/guide, you will observe them for an hour after which you will start the walk out of the forest.
- Main Destination:
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Gorillas)
- Accommodation:
- Haven Lodge Buhoma Community
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
Transfer to Lake Mburo National Park
After the exhilarating experience in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest coming face to face with the gorillas, your driver guide will pick you up after breakfast to start the journey to the calm and beautiful Lake Mburo National Park. You'll enjoy the winding roads from the Kigezi Region with stopovers for pictures.
Once you arrive at the park, you can choose to take a boat trip on Lake Mburo or take a nature walk/walking safari with a ranger guide. After this experience, you will retire to your lodge the much-needed rest.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Mburo National Park
- Accommodation:
- Rwakobo Rock Lodge
Wildlife in Lake Mburo NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 10
Transfer to Kampala and End of Trip
Transfer to Kampala and End of Trip
Your driver/guide will pick you up after breakfast for a short game drive before exiting the park. Today, you will drive back to Kampala. You will drive out of the park and stop over at the Equator monument for lunch, souvenirs, and photo sessions in both the north and southern hemispheres.
This will mark the end of your Uganda primate safari, thank you for exploring Uganda with us. We hope you had an amazing time and will encourage others to visit the Pearl of Africa. You are also welcome back to explore other parts of Uganda that you missed out on this tour.
- Main Destination:
- Kampala (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
